Viva – homage to the sexploitation films of the Sixties and Seventies

What could a feature film intended as a faithful homage to the sexploitation films of the Sixties and Seventies really want to say?  Christopher Raymond Brocklebank went to review Viva (2007) for QueensOfVintage.com.
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A party worth going? The East End Thirft Store vintage event

The East End Thrift Store in Whitechapel, London,  boasts to be ‘the last fair deal in town’, and they might just be right. Hidden away on a side street, this Aladdin’s cave of vintage clothes is very reasonable indeed. The clothes are picked by some of the stockists who supply Topshop’s vintage section, and what you see here are garments that don’t quite make the grade for the retail giant but are still great quality and at a fraction of the price. Rebecca Hoh-Hale went along and shares her best finds.
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Vintage, designer and affordable!

At a time when ‘tighten your belt’ refers to saving money and not adjusting a fabulous piece of vintage Dior leather around your waist, it feels like splashing out is going seriously out of fashion. But fear not, there are bargains to be found. And a vintage designer bargain guarantees a collectors item you’ll cherish forever. Martha Hayes raided the internet for some of the best affordable designer items you can buy now – guilt free.
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Daily Ebay: Sixties vanity case

Travel in style this summer with this lovely Sixties vanity case.
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Vintage wedding dress fashion

Are you looking for inspiration for your outfit on your big day?  Well, you are not alone. What dress to wear has been the crucial question for brides for decades. Here Charlotte Freestone takes a  look back at the 20th century to see just how the fashion and economic trends of the time influenced a woman’s choice of gown.
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Vintage home chic trends

The coordinated, minimalist look is so five years ago, 2009 is all about imperfection. Bold prints and eclectic mixes of materials, texture and colour, lashes of fuchsia pinks and satsuma oranges are welcomed. Lucy Bloomfield looks at current vintage home chic trends.
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Daily eBay: Retro two-tone telephone

Hanging on the telephone never looked so stylish with this cute retro two-tone phone. Ideal for brightening up your boudoir or adding some kitsch to your kitchen, this delightful phone makes chatting a real treat.
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Working-class cinema: the British New Wave movement

It’s 50 years  since the release of Room at the Top, a classic British film starring Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret. Room at the Top is one of the films of the New Wave movement: films made by a group of young people who wanted to show Britain in the Fifties and early Sixties as it really was. Katerina Vasiliou walks us through some of the movement’s highlights, and with austerity Britain making a come back in the form of the dreary credit crunch, why not try injecting some New Wave style into your life and party like it’s 1959.

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Daily eBay: vintage Parma Lady Head vase

This lovely blonde Lady Head vase is a rare collectors item, which will add a real vintage touch to your home decoration.

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New competition: win tickets to the Naughty North Vs Sexy South Tournament Of Tease

QueensOfVintage.com offers you the chance to escape the doom and gloom with Whoopee’s Naughty North Vs Sexy South Tournament Of Tease.
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